WASHINGTON (AP) Stanley Cup-winning goaltender Matt Murray left the Pittsburgh Penguins’ game against the Washington Capitals after taking an accidental shot to the head from teammate Evgeni Malkin.
Late in the first period Wednesday night, Malkin went to shove Capitals defenseman Karl Alzner and hit Murray, whose mask came off. Murray went down to the ice in pain, talked to an athletic trainer and skated off.
Marc-Andre Fleury replaced Murray cold with 23.7 seconds left in the first. Malkin was given a double-minor for roughing, and T.J. Oshie scored a power-play goal with 7.9 seconds remaining to give Washington a 3-0 lead.
Murray allowed two goals on 14 shots in 19:36 of action. He missed the start of the season after breaking his hand at the World Cup of Hockey.
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